Unit 3 B Flashcards by Larissa Parodi | Brainscape

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Lesion

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Tissue destruction

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Electroencephalogram (EEG)

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Recording of waves measured by electrodes placed on scalp

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Cat scan CT

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X ray reveal brain damage

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PET SCAN

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Radioactivity form of GLUCOSE

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MRI

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Magnetic fields to show brain tissue

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FMRI

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Shows blood flow and activity

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Brainstorm

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Oldest part of central core

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Medulla

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Controls heartbeat and breathing

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Reticular formatin

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Important part in Controls arousal

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Thalamus

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Sensory switchboard

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Cerebellum

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Movement and balance

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Limbic system

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Emotions and drives

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Amygdala

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Linked to emotion

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Hypothalamus

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Emotion and reward :)

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Lobes

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Frontal- speaking movement plans judgement

Parietal- touch and body position

Temporal- auditory from opposite ear

Occipital- visuals

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Glia cells

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Support nourish protect neurons

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Motor cortex

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Controls movement; rear of frontal lobe

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Sensory cortex

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Front of parietal; body touch movement sensation

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Association areas

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Learning remembering thinking speaking

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Aphasia

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Impairment of language

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Broca and wernicke’s area

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Broca- left frontal, muscle movement to speak, BOCA

Wernicke- understanding language left temporal

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Plasticity

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Brains ability to change

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Neurogenesis

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Forming new neurons

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Corpus callosum

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Fibers connecting two brains

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Split brain

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Result of brain surgery isolates 2 hemispheres

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Consciousness

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Awareness

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Cognitive neuroscience

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Study of brain activity linked w/ condition

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Pons

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Coordinate movement